2016 Rising Professional Award: Brooke Foy
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Brooke Foy returned to her native Monroe/West Monroe less than 3 years ago, but it is evident
that her mission belies the short time frame since her return.
With a vision to add to the beautification efforts in our area, and spearhead public
art projects and education, she is committed to not only her professional art making
and position as a collegiate art professor, but also her community that she lovingly
refers to as “the 318.â€
In 2015 she resurrected the defunct Summer Art Camp at ذكذكتسئµ, teaching to young people
ages of 8-14 and plans to grow Art Camp and to create many more collaborative camps
with other organizations in the area.
Brooke established Arrow Public Art which can be seen in murals – “The One Mile of
Love†along the Trenton Street Levee Wall is one example – as well as public sculptures,
and the Garrett House, a new gallery for the Downtown Gallery Crawl.
Future plans include restorations of landmarks in the community and an annual art
festival.
A 2006 graduate of ذكذكتسئµ with a Bachelor’s of Fine Art and a 2009 graduate of the University
of Memphis with a Master’s in Fine Arts, Brooke says, “If I can encourage young people
to make art, love art, and want to see art, then I will help shape our community for
the future.â€
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